Saturday, November 20, 2010
Friday, November 19, 2010
2010-11-19 1st Pic of the Day
I was at work then a work function yesterday ALL day, so in the very short time I saw her yesterday morning, there wasn't time for a picture. I'll try and do 2 today, since she was up at 5:15...
She's even cute at 5:30 in the morning. :) Silly face!
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
2010-11-16 Pic of the Day!
Waiting for the Doctor!
We went to Alexsa's 9 month wellness check today. Here are her stats:
Weight: 17lb 7 oz (25%)
Height: 28 1/2 in (75%)
Head Cir: 44cm (50%)
The doctor said she's doing great! We gave her a DTAP vaccine, even though she seemed to have a little cold. Other than that it was a normal check up w/ nothing interesting to report. :)
Sunday, November 14, 2010
2010-11-13 Pics of the Day!
I let Alexsa 'paint' with her food. She had a pretty good time. :)
She wasn't happy with me after I wiped her face.
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
9 Months Old!
1. What’s her middle name? Jade
2. What food will she eat every time? Everything! She does love her puffs though.
3. Describe a usual lunch for her: 7oz of formula with oats, then a portion of babyfood
4. What’s her favorite drink? Similac Sensitive
5. What is her favorite song? She LOVES Dean Martin and Harry Belafonte.
6. What milestone has she recently achieved? She just cut her first tooth!
7. What milestone is she working on? Standing without help and cruising.
8. How many teeth does she have? just one is peaking through
9. What are her favorite toys? Her Lovey Cow, and her activity table
10. When’s her naptime? sometime around 10, then again around 2.
11. When’s her bedtime? 7:30-8pm
15. What’s her bedtime routine? Bedtime bottle, change into a clean diaper and jammie, a book, then she comes with me to turn off the lights and sing a lulliby. She usually goes right down.
16. Besides the obvious, what’s in her bed at night? her lovey, a yellow cow rag that Cousin Valerie and Lyra gave to her.
17. When is her happiest time of the day? almost all the time! but she's really adorable in the mornings.
18. What can make her laugh 100% of the time? Mommy walking in the door from work :)
19. What makes her mad 100% of the time? Wiping her face after she eats
20. What does she do to make others smile? Laugh, give kisses, play "I'm gonna getcha!"
21. What does she do that drives Mommy crazy? Screams like a banchee. UGH.
22. What words/sounds is she making? She says Bababa, Gagaga, Dadada. She also loves to make raspberries.
23. Any signs yet? she used to do milk but not so much anymore. She does All done.
24. Who are her biggest fans? Mommy and Daddy of course! But I'd say everyone pretty much loves her. She's especially fond of her Aunts Christy, Denise, and Rachel.
25. What is her most notable physical feature? Everyone comments on her long eyelashes and beautiful blue eyes.
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| Happy 9 months! (I had to hold her w/ my foot - she wouldn't sit still!) |
1. What’s her middle name? Jade
2. What food will she eat every time? Everything! She does love her puffs though.
3. Describe a usual lunch for her: 7oz of formula with oats, then a portion of babyfood
4. What’s her favorite drink? Similac Sensitive
5. What is her favorite song? She LOVES Dean Martin and Harry Belafonte.
6. What milestone has she recently achieved? She just cut her first tooth!
7. What milestone is she working on? Standing without help and cruising.
8. How many teeth does she have? just one is peaking through
9. What are her favorite toys? Her Lovey Cow, and her activity table
10. When’s her naptime? sometime around 10, then again around 2.
11. When’s her bedtime? 7:30-8pm
15. What’s her bedtime routine? Bedtime bottle, change into a clean diaper and jammie, a book, then she comes with me to turn off the lights and sing a lulliby. She usually goes right down.
16. Besides the obvious, what’s in her bed at night? her lovey, a yellow cow rag that Cousin Valerie and Lyra gave to her.
17. When is her happiest time of the day? almost all the time! but she's really adorable in the mornings.
18. What can make her laugh 100% of the time? Mommy walking in the door from work :)
19. What makes her mad 100% of the time? Wiping her face after she eats
20. What does she do to make others smile? Laugh, give kisses, play "I'm gonna getcha!"
21. What does she do that drives Mommy crazy? Screams like a banchee. UGH.
22. What words/sounds is she making? She says Bababa, Gagaga, Dadada. She also loves to make raspberries.
23. Any signs yet? she used to do milk but not so much anymore. She does All done.
24. Who are her biggest fans? Mommy and Daddy of course! But I'd say everyone pretty much loves her. She's especially fond of her Aunts Christy, Denise, and Rachel.
25. What is her most notable physical feature? Everyone comments on her long eyelashes and beautiful blue eyes.
2010-11-09 Pic of the Day!
She looked super cute when we went to BJ's tonight, but she wouldn't stop screaming! This is mid-scream:
Monday, November 8, 2010
2010-11-08 Pics of the Day!
Daddy dressed Alexsa today!
Yes, that is a Santa onsie in early November, pink and grey pants and purple socks. He told me earlier she had leg warmers on too!
Alexsa is getting ready to go to Aunt Christy's for a few hours so Barry and I can go out to dinner. :) She looked so cute in her coat!
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2010-11-07 Pics of the Day!
Sunday we spent the day with Rachel! We relaxed in the morning, then headed to Acropolis in Ybor for some yummy greek food. Alexsa had Babaganoush and ate her fair share of the yummy appitizer. After we hopped over to Ikea for some always oh-so-awesome shopping. I can always find at least 3234645 things I like there. :)
Alexsa's watching Sunday Morning in her leg warmers :) She's going to try out for Fame later.
At the restaurant. She looked so pretty in the natural light.
Giving "Aunt" Rachel kisses. :)
Didn't get any pics at Ikea, but we had a great time, then headed back to Jacksonville!
2010-11-06 Pics of the Day!
Wow... 2 days without a picture! I'm such a bad mommy... Oh well, moving on ...
On Friday Alexsa and I drove to Tampa to visit with my cousin Rachel and to go to Adam's 1st birthday party! It was a train theme, and the kids 'took' a train to the playground! It was absolutely adorable.
On Friday Alexsa and I drove to Tampa to visit with my cousin Rachel and to go to Adam's 1st birthday party! It was a train theme, and the kids 'took' a train to the playground! It was absolutely adorable.
At the playground... :)
Alexsa LOVES to swing!
The older 'kids' took the train back to the house. :)
Alexsa playing with Mike
It was a great day! A big THANKS to Angelle for throwing a great birthday party for Addie.
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
2010-11-03 Pics of the Day!
Last week I purchased some adorable leg warmers from http://www.mamabargains.com/. I love this site and visit it multiple times a day to see what the latest deal is. Well I got them in today! I couldn't wait to bring them home and play dressup with Alexsa. Here's just 1 of the 5 pairs I got.
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
2010-11-02 Pic of the Day!
OK, well this is from Sunday, but it was on my sister's camera and she just sent it to me. Its worth the wait! HA!
Monday, November 1, 2010
Biting the Bullet
We are so blessed. We have a roof over our heads in a gated community in an area of town that is good for kids and close to pretty much everything. We have family and friends that live within an hour's drive. Every time there's a crazy rain storm outside, I just breathe a little sigh of thanks that I am indoors and dry, watching TV on my flat screen, or doing dishes with hot water. Our bills are paid on time, and I have gas in my car to take me wherever I want to take myself. But at the end of the month, its been getting just a BIT too close for comfort, and frankly, I'm not used to saying "I can't" when friends want to do something fun that involves money.
So, Barry and I are biting the bullet. We have set a target date of Jan 1, 2011 to move in to my parents house. Its actually been talked about for a few months now, but daily life gets in the way and we've probably been ignoring the need. I am so grateful that I have amazing parents that are not only willing, but seem genuinely excited about having 3 more mouths to feed. My dad said something about "multi-generational" living or something like that. Mom is excited that Barry will be helping her cook (our "Rent" is that Barry has too cook one meal a week.)
Its going to be challenging. For silly reasons like being used to walking around in our skivvies (or less) and having our own space to lounge and kiss and play. For not-so-silly reasons like differences of opinion when it comes to where we should be spending our time on Sunday mornings. But I need to remember that my parents are much more open than I ever give them credit for, and that they respect us as parents ourselves. We'll need to remember that its only temporary, and will help us tremendously in saving money towards a house of our own.
Once we are moved out, our home will be going on the market for Rent. We had a carpet guy come and measure today; as soon as we move the furniture they'll be in there replacing the carpet. Unfortunately, we won't be able to get close to what our mortgage is, but at least it'll help. I'm fairly confident that we won't have any trouble finding a renter.
UGH. Its hard to ask for help. But we're so lucky to have family that is ready and willing to lift you up.
So, Barry and I are biting the bullet. We have set a target date of Jan 1, 2011 to move in to my parents house. Its actually been talked about for a few months now, but daily life gets in the way and we've probably been ignoring the need. I am so grateful that I have amazing parents that are not only willing, but seem genuinely excited about having 3 more mouths to feed. My dad said something about "multi-generational" living or something like that. Mom is excited that Barry will be helping her cook (our "Rent" is that Barry has too cook one meal a week.)
Its going to be challenging. For silly reasons like being used to walking around in our skivvies (or less) and having our own space to lounge and kiss and play. For not-so-silly reasons like differences of opinion when it comes to where we should be spending our time on Sunday mornings. But I need to remember that my parents are much more open than I ever give them credit for, and that they respect us as parents ourselves. We'll need to remember that its only temporary, and will help us tremendously in saving money towards a house of our own.
Once we are moved out, our home will be going on the market for Rent. We had a carpet guy come and measure today; as soon as we move the furniture they'll be in there replacing the carpet. Unfortunately, we won't be able to get close to what our mortgage is, but at least it'll help. I'm fairly confident that we won't have any trouble finding a renter.
UGH. Its hard to ask for help. But we're so lucky to have family that is ready and willing to lift you up.
Sunday, October 31, 2010
2010-10-31 Pics of the Day!
Glinda the Good Witch!
She's a sleepy witch, even before we went trick-or-treating!
Saturday, October 30, 2010
2010-10-29 Pic of the Day!
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Thursday, October 28, 2010
Small Joys
Its the little things in life that bring me joy. One of those things I thought I lost was Starbucks coffee. When you're on a tight budget, Starbucks is one of the first things to go.
I found out last week that the cafe across the street sells pour-yourself Starbucks coffee, complete with flavored syrups! I splurged a $1.69 and got one. YUM. (PS The coffee they make here at work is like black water - weak!) Then a co-worker gave me a coupon for a free coffee YAY! So the next day I went back for FREE yummy coffee and when I checked out the cashier handed me ANOTHER coupon.
WHAT?
So now, every morning I go and get free starbucks: half-caff, 3-pumps hazelnut, 2 creams, 2 sugars coffee. And the cashier hands me a coupon for the next day.
Yay!
I found out last week that the cafe across the street sells pour-yourself Starbucks coffee, complete with flavored syrups! I splurged a $1.69 and got one. YUM. (PS The coffee they make here at work is like black water - weak!) Then a co-worker gave me a coupon for a free coffee YAY! So the next day I went back for FREE yummy coffee and when I checked out the cashier handed me ANOTHER coupon.
WHAT?
So now, every morning I go and get free starbucks: half-caff, 3-pumps hazelnut, 2 creams, 2 sugars coffee. And the cashier hands me a coupon for the next day.
Yay!
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